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A van engulfed in flames caused chaotic scenes on the A55 this morning as the Eastbound carriageway was closed between Caerwys and Pentre Halkyn .

It’s not yet known the cause of the vehicle fire which occurred at around 7.40am.

Two fire engines from Rhyl and Holywell raced to the lay-by where the white van was in flames.

An eyewitness Marcus Jones from Wrexham Tweeted: “I could feel the heat when passing. “Luckily, the wind was blowing the smoke towards the coast, and not across the west carriageway.”

The incident happened approximately half a mile prior to J32.

The road was closed between Junction 31 and Junction 32. The Westbound carriageway was unaffected. Diversions were put in place. Traffic was taken off at J31 to follow the A5026 through Carmel and Holywell to rejoin the A55 at J32.

Queueing traffic on the A55

The fire was put out and the lane was reopened by around 8.30am.

At the same time, a collision occured on the A55 around Colwyn Bay . It is believed a car and a lorry were involved in a collision, causing tailbacks eastbound.